Fine Life for a Country Mouse

Illustrated by Susan Detwiler
Fine Life for a Country Mouse covers the concepts Appreciating Differences and Family.

Based on Aesop’s beloved fable, City Mouse, Country Mouse, this book is a must have for classroom and at-home reading. Shy Tillie Mouse has invited her city-slicker cousin, Oliver, to visit her home in the country. But Oliver is bored by the country. So, Tillie decides to visit Oliver in the city. Everything is so luxurious. Until . . . there’s a cat! Stomping feet! A vacuum cleaner! The woes of city life are too much for Tillie’s nerves, and she returns home, happy and content to be back in her simple cottage in the country.
Susan Detwiler is the illustrator of several books for children including On the Move, Big Cat, Little Kitty, and the award-winning titles Pandas’ Earthquake Escape and One Wolf Howls.

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Fine Life for a Country Mouse covers the concepts Appreciating Differences and Family.

Based on Aesop’s beloved fable, City Mouse, Country Mouse, this book is a must have for classroom and at-home reading. Shy Tillie Mouse has invited her city-slicker cousin, Oliver, to visit her home in the country. But Oliver is bored by the country. So, Tillie decides to visit Oliver in the city. Everything is so luxurious. Until . . . there’s a cat! Stomping feet! A vacuum cleaner! The woes of city life are too much for Tillie’s nerves, and she returns home, happy and content to be back in her simple cottage in the country.

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Susan Detwiler is the illustrator of several books for children including On the Move, Big Cat, Little Kitty, and the award-winning titles Pandas’ Earthquake Escape and One Wolf Howls.

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